Information Exposure Affecting nss-sysinit package, versions <0:3.90.0-6.el8_8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-NSSSYSINIT-6245210
  • published13 Feb 2024
  • disclosed19 Dec 2023

Introduced: 19 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-6135  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 nss-sysinit to version 0:3.90.0-6.el8_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0785.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nss-sysinit package and not the nss-sysinit package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Multiple NSS NIST curves were susceptible to a side-channel attack known as "Minerva". This attack could potentially allow an attacker to recover the private key. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 121.

CVSS Scores

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